Bude Cornwall

Explore Bude (Cornwall) Seaside, Coast and Beaches

Bude is a small seaside town made popular in Victorian times when the train track arrived. It is the most northern of Cornwall towns. Bude offers a great seaside location to base a holiday with great access to beaches and the coastal scenery is stunning with great walks along some of the highest cliffs in Cornwall. There are a few beaches to choose from which offer good surfing conditions. Summerleaze and Crooklets are within the town and then Widemouth Bay a few miles to the south and the National Trust beach of Sandymouth to the north. The town centre has a good mix of independent shops and a good selection of places to eat. In a sense it has tried to modernise but also kept a lot of charm.


Why not check beaches nearby as we have 216 beaches in Cornwall. You can even take a look at our list of Cornwall dog friendly beaches or even our United Kingdom Blue Flag beach list.

Bude Cornwall Coast Map

Bude Cornwall Coast Search Bar

Where would you like to go? Use our search bar to search across all our local listings, ideal for finding that nearest spot to visit:

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Want some ideas on where to visit?

Every favourite location must be visited for the first time. Want some ideas, why not check out the below small selection of coastal locations, including beaches, activities, things to see and do, and places to stay and eat:

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The Strangles Beach

The Strangles is a large shingle/sand beach which is always quiet due to the difficult climb down to the beach from the cliffs some 700 feet above. Further north a few hundred yards is a small beach known as Little Strand, but care must be exercised as it is possible to get cut off by a high tide. No facilities, Read more…
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Widemouth Sands Beach

Widemouth Sands is a large sandy beach that is ideal for families and offers a variety of activities including swimming, traditional beach games, surfing and rock pools. Facilities include lifeguards in the summer, cafes, pub/shop on the cliff, and parking. Read more…
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Duckpool Beach

Duckpool is one of the most attractive and dramatic coves in the Bude area. At higher tide the beach is made up of pebbles, but at mid/ low tide sand and rocks are revealed. The northern end of the beach has rock pools. Limited facilities: toilets in the small National Trust owned car park. We have no dog information for Duckpool beach. Read more…
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Crooklets Beach

Crooklets Beach is a popular family sandy beach with plenty of facilities, although a small beach at Crooklets it adjoins Summerleaze and Northcott Mouth at low tide forming a larger bay. Crooklets beach is a popular surf spot suiting all levels of surfer but due to its location and size can get very busy. Facilities at the beach include shops, Read more…
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Penhallam Manor

Penhallam is the site of a medieval manor house surrounded by a protective moat built by the de Cardinham family in the 13th century. No building exists but you can see a grass-covered complete ground-plan of the moated manor house. Read more…
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Bude Surfing Experience

We operate our surf school from Bude’s main car park at Summerleaze beach, close to the waves and surrounded by great places to eat, drink and stay. All our surf instructors are experienced surfers, highly qualified beach lifeguards and trained in First Aid and group safety.     Read more…
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Black Rock Widemouth Bay Beach

Black Rock beach sits on the south end of Widemouth Sands and marks the rockier end of this long beach, the north end being a large expanse of sand. The beach is great for families as you have that great mix of sand and many rock pools to explore at low tide. Facilities at the beach include shops, cafe, large car Read more…
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Bude Sea Pool

The Sea Pool at Bude was created in the 1930s to provide a haven for safe swimming. The pool is around 91m long and 45m wide. The sea-water pool sits under the cliffs on the north Cornwall coast and is topped up twice a day by the waves of the Atlantic. Read more…
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The Castle

The Castle Bude is a heritage centre, gallery and restaurant. The building created by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney has been restored into a heritage centre, gallery and restaurant. This is a fine place to start your exploration of Bude, located in the center by the canal wharf and beaches. Learn about Bude and surrounding areas: early years, local crafts, shipwrecks and Read more…
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Outdoor Adventure Surf School

The Outdoor Adventure Surf School has a proven track record of delivering quality surfing lessons in Widemouth Bay, Bude, Cornwall. As well as surfing OA also offer Coasteering on this beautiful Cornwall/Devon coastline in and around Bude. Read more…
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Crackington Haven Beach

Crackington Haven Beach in the village of Crakington itself is fairly rocky and mostly covered in shingle, set between cliffs at the end of a narrow valley. The beach is sheltered from the wind by the adjacent high cliffs. Cafes, shop, pub, toilets, surf hire, car park at the beach (Pay and Display), lifeguard service in the Summer. We have no dog Read more…
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Northcott Mouth Beach

Northcott Mouth beach is a mix of pebbles at high tide and expanses of sand, punctuated by rock. At low tide joins up with Crooklets Beach in the south and almost as far as Duckpool in the north. However, it is not advisable to attempt the walk unless you know the tide times as it is easy to get cut Read more…
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